Pocket of Protection: Yarrow
This week’s Soul Energy Reflection is about protection. In older times, yarrow traveled with warriors. While her official job was staunching wounds- Keeping the insides in and outsides out- her presence brought bravery to the soldiers she kissed. Today she has much the same task: Yarrow assists you in keeping your boundaries, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. She creates personal pockets of protection so you can slow down, gather your strength, and find your courage. Yarrow reminds you that boundaries are not just for keeping the outside from coming in but also for keeping yourself from leaking out, letting thought and emotions run rampant in the world. Yarrow will create a bubble of protection-a bit of sacred space-within which you can regroup, regenerate and re-create yourself. In order for yarrow to do her job, you have to learn to say one magick word: no. Yarrow’s gift is boundaries and bravery. In Celtic cultures, Yarrow was a warrior’s plant. Not only does she help heal the wounds of war, both physically and psychologically, but she’s a protector. Yarrow transcends the physical realm, helping you unite the will of your higher mind and soul with your body and mind. Call on Yarrow when you need to strengthen your boundaries or your resolve! And so this week the message is clear from yarrow to stay protected, in the moment with your higher mind and soul and keep everyone and everything else at bay.
In one healing charm for gathering Yarrow, the healer says the plant is being gathered so their hand will be more brave, their foot more swift, and their speech like the beams of the sun.- Sharon Paice Macleod, Celtic Myth and Religion.
